Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. This concert, broadcast in two parts, on 26 March and 2 April 1949, from NBC Studio 8H, features the opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi. (Both broadcasts were released as "Vol. 3" in the DVD series.)

Cast

Arturo Toscanini

Conductor (self)

H

Herva Nelli

Aida

E

Eva Gustavson

Amneris

R

Richard Tucker

Radamès

G

Giuseppe Valdengo

Amonasro

N

Norman Scott

Ramfis

D

Dennis Harbour

The King of Egypt

V

Virginio Assandri

A Messenger

Teresa Stich-Randall

A Priestess